help/advice please

In the uk and europe whisky strength is 40-43% ABV. A friend brought me back from his hols a bottle of 100% US Proof whisky. What would be the ABV strength of the 100% US proof whisky?. I did send this message to William Grant Distillery a few weeks ago but they have not thought my request worthy of a reply.

many thanks Rob

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robert
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Unless US proof is bigger than every body else's proof 100 Proof (not % proof) is 50%, i.e. cask strength. Have a look at:

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for a brief history.

Hope that helps, Bob

BTW - dug out my 26yr Springbank for a special occasion, I'd forgotten how good it is; shame there's only a 1/4 of a bottle left!

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Bob Miller

That the Signatory cask strength version? If so, it is certainly a shame, I just finished my last bottle, really wish I'd bought a case...

Shimrod

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Shimrod

UK proof = ABV x 1,75

US proof = ABV x 2

Gunnar

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Gunnar Thormodsaeter

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It is very simple Rob, just devide by two. 100 proof is 50% volume percentage. The English once used an old way of calculating, compeltely different from what we have now. That is history! For now.... 80 proof is 40% !

Frans

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---Frans---

Looking at my two bottles with "proof " on the label it looks like Gunnar is right

Glenfarclas 105 is 60% abv

Springbank 100 is 57% abv

Steffen

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Steffen Bräuner

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